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Kilvahan Horse Drawn Caravans & Adventure Farm

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Equestrian

Take part in the Kilvahan Horse Drawn Caravan experience based at Tullibards Stud, Coolrain, County Laois and you will see why this is an award-winning holiday with a difference. Take a break from the...More

Portlaoise Laois - Ireland East

Dunmore Country School Garden

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Special Interest

Dunmore Country School is located just outside Durrow, County Laois and aims to help people grow tasty vegetables in a sustainable, intensive and cost-effective way. The school offers quality...More

Durrow Laois - Ireland East

Durrow Scarecrow Festival

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Children and Family Attractions

Voted one of the best festivals in the country by Mark Graham of the 'A Year of Festivals' blog, this quirky festival now in its 4th year, has something for everyone over the 9 day period....More

Durrow Laois - Ireland East

Timogue Church

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Churches And Settlements

Found near Timahoe in County Laois, Timogue Church is a unique house of worship that dates from the 1730s. The church features an early monument to Fitzgerald of Morette and other memorials to the...More

Timahoe Laois - Ireland East

Heywood Gardens

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Children and Family Attractions

Completed in 1912, the Heywood Gardens consist of gardens, lakes, woodland and architectural features. It is located near Ballinakill, County Laois and was transferred to State ownership in 1993 from...More

Ballinakill Laois - Ireland East

Heywood Gardens

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Children and Family Attractions

Completed in 1912, the Heywood Gardens consist of gardens, lakes, woodland and architectural features. It is located near Ballinakill, County Laois and was transferred to State ownership in 1993 from...More

Ballinakill Laois - Ireland East

Lea Castle

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Churches And Settlements

The remnants of a great Norman castle built in 1260 by William de Vesey. It changed hands many times during its violent history, for example, it was burned by the O'Dempseys in 1284, rebuilt by de...More

Portarlington Laois - Ireland East

Stradbally Hall And Demesne And Narrow Gauge Railway

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Historic Buildings, Houses and Castles

Stradbally Hall is an 18th Century country house in a rural setting, The Irish Steam Preservation Society holds its steam rally here during the August Bank Holiday, the railway runs on bank holidays,...More

Stradbally Laois - Ireland East

Fruitlawn Garden

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Gardens

Created 10 years ago by garden designer Arthur Shackleton, Fruitlawn Garden covers approximately 1 acre within a walled setting. The garden has a formal layout, with paths, hedges and a hornbeam...More

Abbeyleix Laois - Ireland East

The Garden at Ballintubbert

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Gardens

Ballintubbert Arts and Crafts Garden is one of the largest public gardens in the country, nestled in a beautiful valley between the village of Stradbally, County Laois and the town of Athy, County...More

Ballintubbert Laois - Ireland East

Gash Gardens

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Gardens

Gash Gardens were started from scratch in 1986 and today they house many interesting and unusual plants. Located at Castletown, County Laois, the gardens are now mature. One of the highlights is the...More

Castletown Laois - Ireland East

Killeshin Monastic Site

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Churches And Settlements

The village of Killeshin, located in County Laois just 5km from Carlow Town, was once home to an important medieval monastery, established in the 5th or 6th century. Its name is thought to derive from...More

Newtown Laois - Ireland East

Donaghmore Famine Workhouse Museum

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Museums

Donaghmore Famine Workhouse Museum is a unique place in County Laois which aims to tell the story of the families who lived and died within the Famine Workhouse walls before, during and after the...More

Donaghmore Laois - Ireland East

Aghaboe Abbey

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Churches And Settlements

St Canice founded Aghaboe Abbey 30 minutes southwest of Portaloise, County Laois in 576. After being burnt in 1116 and rebuilt in 1189, it served as an Augustinian priory. Later, in 1382, Finghin...More

Portlaoise Laois - Ireland East

Clonohill Gardens

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Gardens

Clonohill Gardens are set at the foothills of the Slieve Bloom Mountains. The gardens have been designed and developed to enhance the existing landscape, with many mature trees providing a shady home...More

Coolrain Laois - Ireland East
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